Geographia antiqua et nova: . or a system of antient and modern geography, with a sett of maps engraven from Cellarius's. ... Translated from the French of Mr. L'Abbé du Fresnoy, with great additions and improvements, ... To which is added a large index.
Nicolas Lenglet du Fresnay (1674-1755)
Category
Books
Date
1742
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3126840
Summary
Bibliographic description
vi,[6],157,[39]p.,XXXIII plates . maps . 4to.. Not indigenous. Provenance: Eighteenth-century (?) inscription at head of sig. A6: "Grenville mi." Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Inscribed on pastedown in Norris's hand: Dropmore House, Bucks. Feb. '39 [Dropmore House, Buckinghamshire, home of Grenville family, including William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville (1759-1834), Prime Minister].. Binding: Eighteenth-century full calf over boards; gilt tools (wheatsheaf) on spine; red morocco spine label with title 'Fresnoy Geogra -phy'; sewn on five raised bands.
Makers and roles
Nicolas Lenglet du Fresnay (1674-1755)